An extreme imbalance of females to males among a tropical butterfly reveals evolution in action. The uneven sex ratio is due to a deadly parasitic microbe, Wolbachia, which preys only on males..."Females then have to compete for males."

One thing that seems increasingly clear is the market has been dancing around the question, "what is the perfect computing form factor between smartphone and full notebook?" for some time. The unexpectedly popular netbook craze is one answer to that. I think Apple's tablet will be another.

Yeah, we've all heard about the blonde who couldn't call 911 because there wasn't an "11" button on her phone. The one who took her scarf back to the store because it was too tight. The one who hates eating M&Ms because they're so damn hard to peel.

Sales rise 50% for artists featured in video franchise. There is more growth left in the "Guitar Hero" franchise and the broader music video game segment in the coming years, Guitar Hero CEO Dan Rosensweig believes.

Scientists have discovered that insects from cockroaches to caterpillars all emit the same stinky blend of fatty acids when they die, and this sinister stench sends bugs of all kinds running for their lives.

We've offered up a wealth of tips on locking down your data, but old-school, straight-up stealing is another matter entirely. Try these 10 tips on securing, disguising, tracking down, and hiding your goods so they don't get nicked.

Police departments are using some of the stimulus money to arm up, helping to make Obama 'gun salesman of the century.' Take the city of Jeffersonville, Ind. Police there are spending $63,000 of their stimulus bill money to buy 74 new assault rifles for their police cruisers.

"You don't look a day over 29." ,"The check's in the mail." "It was the dog."We all occasionally stretch the truth, but did you know your financial provider tells fibs, too?No need to rat anyone out just yet — some of those little white lies may actually be boosting your credit score. Let's see whether any are hiding in your credit file.

Thirty-five years ago TV writers thought it would cost $6million to create a bionic man. That's around £3.7million. However, these days scientists claim they could knock a real one together for about £150,000.

In what is shaping up as a Big Lebowski reunion, Jeff Bridges is in discussions with Paramount to star in Joel and Ethan Coen's redo of True Grit. Bridges would play the role that won John Wayne an Oscar for the 1969 original.

Michelle McCambridge found herself staring into the face of the woman who stole her identity. Only a week earlier, she learned that someone had taken out credit cards in her name and racked up thousands in charges. A federal agent had shown her a surveillance photo. But the image didn't ring a bell. Now the woman in thick-rimmed glasses....

A Franklin couple is seeking damages of $200,000 from the operators of a Quincy Dunkin' Donuts and its insurer based on claims their toddler burned his neck on a "dangerously hot" hash brown served at a drive-thru window...

Chile's Salar de Atacama desert is a major source for the world's lithium, key ingredient in the batteries we use in our laptops, cell phones and other gadgets every day. And, key ingredient in batteries for a growing selection of electric and electric hybrid cars. As the demand for battery-powered devices increases, so does demand for lithium...

On this steamy summer afternoon, the 35-year-old Cuban-American is the star attraction on a four-bout underground fight card. Since last summer, Martinez has notched an 8-0 record in Miami-Dade County's unsanctioned back-yard brawling circuit. The last street warrior to pull off an undefeated run? Kimbo Slice.

You may remember more than your conscious brain knows, according to a nifty new study that will soon be published in the journal Neuron. Researchers gave college students memory tests while closely monitoring both their eye movements and their brain activity, and found that certain patterns revealed that a student was retrieving the memory.

This serene view records a late summer night sky over the rolling, green hills of planet Earth. It was taken near the rural village of Saadat Shahr, Fars province, in southern Iran. Saadat Shahr is also known as Astronomy Town, as the inhabitants have demonstrated a remarakble passion for sky gazing. Fittingly, this Astronomy Town sky view finds a

Two 27 year olds created green products use natural ingredients like corn, coconut oil, and palm oil and are packed in attractive, recyclable containers. In the process, the two changed the perception of green home-care products—and the industry too.

Keiichi Iwasaki, 36, left home in 2001 with just 160 Yen ($2) in his pocket after becoming bored with his air-conditioning job, and spent eight years travelling across 37 countries relying on his bicycle for transport.

Don't try this at home! Or anywhere else, for that matter. Rob Ridge is an animal when it comes to BMX, but you don't get to the top without a lot of practice - which means a whole lotta fail.. Seriously ... ouch.